Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Flooding continues across Jasper, Newton, McDonald counties

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
409 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

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CHEROKEE KS-CHRISTIAN MO-NEWTON MO-MCDONALD MO-JASPER MO-BARRY MO-
GREENE MO-STONE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
409 PM CST TUE DEC 29 2015

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
CHEROKEE...CHRISTIAN...NEWTON...MCDONALD...JASPER...BARRY...GREENE...
STONE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 404 PM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS REMAIN FLOODED
AND CLOSED. CHECK WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS CONCERNING THE
LATEST CLOSURES.

CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF A FLOODED ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN

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